Hose-supporter.



UNTTED STATES Patented August 30, 1904.

PATE T @rricn.

ABRAHAM TV. MENSOR AND HYMAN GREENBLATT, OF SEATTLE,

WASHINGTON.

HOSE-SUPPORTER- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 768,766, dated August 30, 1904.

Application filed December 1, 1903. Serial No. 183,403. (No model.)

To all whom/ it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ABRAHAM WV. MENSOR and HYMAN GRnnNBLA'rr, citizens of the United States, and residents of the city of Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in garment-supporters, and has special reference to a device of this class which is especially adapted for supporting hose.

The object of our invention is the production of a simplified and inexpensive hose-supporter embodying essential features of adaptability, utility, and general efiiciency which render it exceedingly easy to apply and remove, avoids danger of tearing the hose, and insures a firm grip.

The above-mentioned and other desirable objects are attained by the construction, combination, and arrangements of parts, as shown on the accompanying drawings, set forth in this specification, and pointed out in the appended claims.

ith reference to the drawings filed herewith and bearing like reference characters for corresponding parts throughout, Figure 1 is a front view of a hose-supporter, showing our improvement. Fig. 2 is an edge view of same. Fig.3 is aperspective View of the clasp of the supporter, and Fig. 4 is a face view of said clasp.

In the present instance our invention is embodied in a hose-supporter which includes an elastic suspending-strap 10, a button, as 11, secured to the lower end of said str p, and a keeper for the clasp 14, consisting of a strip of suitable elastic, as 12, which is secured at one end to said suspending-strap at a suitable point to bring the opposite end closelyadjacent the button 11, so that the clasp can be secured to this-end of the keeper to insure it from being lost and yet permit of its being readily applied and removed from the button 11. This button consists of a suitable baseplate 15, having suitable slots or apertures, as 15, through one of which the suspendingstrap is passed to secure the button thereto,

separation from each other, and each of these jaws consist of a pair of stems 19, arranged at suitable separation to fit snugly between the head and base of said button and having a spring connection at the end opposite to the said connection of the jaws which tends to yieldingly hold said stems at the desired distance apart. This clamp is constructed from suitable resilient material and ispreferably formed from a section of round spring-wire of suitable length, which is bent midway to substantially inverted-U shape to provide one stem 19 for each jaw of the clasp, with the portion of the Wire in the bend acting as a spring connection between the jaws, and the end portions of the wire are bent rearwardly and upwardly at a suitable distance from the first said bend to give the desired length to jaws,

and thereby provide the other stems of the jaws, with the portions of the wire in the last said bends acting as the spring connections between said stems. The upper extremities of the wire are bent inwardly toward each other at a suitable inclination to meet above the upper ends of the jaws and are then bent outwardly and about to form eyes, as 20, by means of which the clasp is conveniently attached to the keeper 12 in any suitable manner. In forming the clasp I prefer to arrange the stems of each jaw so that they converge slightly toward their upper ends, Fig. 2, and thereby afford more space for puckers under the head of the button 11 at the upper side of the shank thereof..- 1

To apply the supporter, the upper end of the suspending-strap is made fast to the waistband or the like/o1 the wearer in any suitable manner, and when desired to apply the sup porter to the hose a portion of the hose is drawn over the stud 16, and the clasp is then pressed downwardly to embrace the shank of said stud, and thereby fasten the hose upon the button, as the jaws will press it against opposite sides of the shank of the button and also against the head and base thereof.

This clasp is simple and inexpensive and can be readily constructed and insures a secure grip on the hose or other garments when applied in combination with-a button, such as heretofore set forth, as the stems of the jaws serve to press the hose against the under side oi the head of the button and against the base thereof and opposite sides of the shank, and thereby hold it securely.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States of America, is

-1. in a garment-supporter; the combination with a button comprising a base, a shank, and a head; of a spring-clasp comprising opposite jaws having a spring connection at the upper end and adapted to embrace said shank, and each jaw consisting of a pair of stems spaced apart and fitting between said head and. base and having a spring connection at the lower a head; of a swing-clasp formed of a single section of resilient wire bent to form opposite jaws having a spring connection at the upper end and adapted to embrace said shank and each jaw consisting of a pair of stems spaced apart and fitting between said head and base and having a spring connection tending to yieldingly hold said stems against inward pressure relatively to each other.

3. In a garnient-supporterg the combination with a button comprising a base, a shank, and a head; of a spring-clasp formed of a single section of resilient wire bent to substantially inverted-U shape and having the end portions bent rearwardly and upwardly.

Signed at SeattleflVashington, this 13th day of November, 1903.

ABRAHAM W. MENSOR. HYMAN GREENBLATT. \Vitnesses:

ERNEST B. HERALD, EVA M. CHAMBERLAIN. 

